A Bristol BBC News presenter has spoken out after her name and photo were used in an article about poor police handling of stalking cases.
BBC Points West newsreader Alex Lovell was the victim of stalking for four years at the hands of Gordon Hawthorn.
The 69-year-old, from Street in Somerset, was jailed in January for sending dozens of menacing messages to the anchor in animal-themed cards, usually signed off with a distinctive 'X'.
One message read: "Make no mistake that I'm going to have sex with you this year, even if it means I have to rape you."
The cards would always be addressed to the BBC Bristol offices in Whiteladies Road, Clifton, with a Bristol sorting office postage stamp.
Mrs Lovell has spoken highly of Avon and Somerset Constabulary's handling of her case since she was revealed as the victim in court in November last year.
However, on Tuesday (April 9) her experience was used as an example in a story in The Sun about stalking victims being let down by the police in the UK.
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The story was published with an image of Mrs Lovell sitting at the Points West news desk and the headline: "Stalking victims such as BBC host Alex Lovell are let down by cops not handling crimes properly, according to new report".
The article, written by The Sun's Whitehall editor Martin Beckford, claimed an HM Inspectorate of Constabulary probe into Sussex Police showed the force failed to record harassment and do not investigate offences properly.
Taking exception to having her case associated with a negative article about police handling of stalking, Mrs Lovell took to social media.
She tweeted on Thursday (April 12): "I wasn’t let down. @ASPolice dealt with my case sensitively. Please do not speak on my behalf."
A later tweet added: "Please @martinbeckford and @TheSun remove my name and picture from this article and tweet. I was not let down by @ASPolice."
The Sun's tweet of the story has since been removed and the online story has been amended.
Mrs Lovell has spoken about her experience of stalking on television this week as part of Stalking Awareness Week.
Bristol Live has attempted to contact The Sun for comment.
